diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index 8dcad3b3fe..793809a2dc 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -348,13 +348,14 @@ static void tracked_request_end(BdrvTrackedRequest *req)
 static void tracked_request_begin(BdrvTrackedRequest *req,
                                   BlockDriverState *bs,
                                   int64_t offset,
-                                  unsigned int bytes, bool is_write)
+                                  unsigned int bytes,
+                                  enum BdrvTrackedRequestType type)
 {
     *req = (BdrvTrackedRequest){
         .bs = bs,
         .offset         = offset,
         .bytes          = bytes,
-        .is_write       = is_write,
+        .type           = type,
         .co             = qemu_coroutine_self(),
         .serialising    = false,
         .overlap_offset = offset,
@@ -971,7 +972,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_do_preadv(BlockDriverState *bs,
         bytes = ROUND_UP(bytes, align);
     }
 
-    tracked_request_begin(&req, bs, offset, bytes, false);
+    tracked_request_begin(&req, bs, offset, bytes, BDRV_TRACKED_READ);
     ret = bdrv_aligned_preadv(bs, &req, offset, bytes, align,
                               use_local_qiov ? &local_qiov : qiov,
                               flags);
@@ -1292,7 +1293,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_do_pwritev(BlockDriverState *bs,
      * Pad qiov with the read parts and be sure to have a tracked request not
      * only for bdrv_aligned_pwritev, but also for the reads of the RMW cycle.
      */
-    tracked_request_begin(&req, bs, offset, bytes, true);
+    tracked_request_begin(&req, bs, offset, bytes, BDRV_TRACKED_WRITE);
 
     if (!qiov) {
         ret = bdrv_co_do_zero_pwritev(bs, offset, bytes, flags, &req);
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 603145a21d..ac034069ff 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -60,11 +60,19 @@
 
 #define BLOCK_PROBE_BUF_SIZE        512
 
+enum BdrvTrackedRequestType {
+    BDRV_TRACKED_READ,
+    BDRV_TRACKED_WRITE,
+    BDRV_TRACKED_FLUSH,
+    BDRV_TRACKED_IOCTL,
+    BDRV_TRACKED_DISCARD,
+};
+
 typedef struct BdrvTrackedRequest {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     int64_t offset;
     unsigned int bytes;
-    bool is_write;
+    enum BdrvTrackedRequestType type;
 
     bool serialising;
     int64_t overlap_offset;